2003 MWC Co-Champions • 2003 MWCCoach of the Year • 26 Conference Titles • 29 Postseason Invitations • 42 NBA Draft Selections • 81 Winning Seasons BYU COUGAR BASKETBALL Game #25 – BYU vs. Air Force BYU HOSTS AIR FORCE MONDAY AT 8:30 P.M. 2003-04 BYU SCHEDULE Riding a five-game winning streak, BYU (17-7, 7-4 MWC) hosts the league-leading Air Force Academy Falcons (19-4, 9-1 MWC) Monday at 8:30 p.m. (MST) in the Marriott Center. The SportsWest Productions telecast will be NOVEMBER TIME/RESULT aired live in Utah on KPNZ-TV, Z-24 (UPN) and is available via ESPN Full Court. The radio broadcast can be 6 (Thurs.) EA Sports All-Stars (exh.) 75-72 W heard on KSLNewsradio 1160, beginning with a one-hour pregame show. Live audio and live stats are available 11 (Tues.) Northwest Sports (exh.) 104-58 W online by selecting the basketball schedule page of the official BYU athletics website, byucougars.com. Live audio is 21 (Fri.) Southern Utah 88-54 W also available on KSL.com, via BYU Radio on the Dish Network and at byuradio.org. 26 (Wed.) @ California (SWP-KJZZ) 46-47 L 29 (Sat.) UVSC 84-65 W UP NEXT BYU hosts instate rival Utah next Monday at 10 p.m. (MST) in the Marriott Center (ESPN). DECEMBER 2 (Tues.) @ Boise State (SWP-KSL) 75-69 W COUGAR CAPSULE 6 (Sat.) Oklahoma St. @ Delta Center 76-71 W The Cougars (17-7, 7-4) has won five straight games and is currently tied for second in the MWC standings. The 10 (Wed.) Western Oregon 92-56 W preseason favorite to win the Mountain West Conference, BYU finished nonconference play with a 10-3 record, 13 (Sat.) Southern California 85-61 W including the Cable Car Classic title and wins over No. 25 Oklahoma State and the Pac-10’s USC. BYU returns 20 (Sat.) Weber State (SWP-KSL) 86-65 W four starters from last year’s 23-9 co-championship team that advanced to the NCAA Tournament. Four-year 23 (Tues.) @ Utah State (KJZZ) 74-76 L starter Mark Bigelow and fellow senior Rafael Araujo were both named to the Preseason All-MWC Team. Senior 29-30 @ Cable Car Classic, Santa Clara, Calif. guard Kevin Woodberry and junior forward Jared Jensen were starters last season but are primarily come off the 29 (Mon.)vs. Idaho State 90-66 W bench this year. Newcomers include junior transfer Mike Hall and freshmen Garner Meads, Mike Rose and Austin 30 (Tues.) @ Santa Clara 68-66 W Ainge. Araujo is averaging 18.3 points and 10.2 rebounds to lead BYU this year. Bigelow adds 13.4 points and 3.8 rebounds while Hall contributes 12.7 points and 3.6 rebounds. First-year starter Luiz Lemes, a senior combo guard JANUARY in his second year in Provo, leads the team in assists (4.5). As a team, the Cougars shoot .483 from the floor, .350 2 (Fri.) Saint Mary's (SWP-KSL) 70-55 W on threes, and .730 from the line while scoring 73.7 points per game. BYUallows 64.7 points while the opposition 7 (Wed.) @ North Carolina State (ESPN2) 62-89 L has shot .444 from the field and .336 from behind the arc. BYU has an average rebounding advantage of 6.0. 12 (Mon.)*@ San Diego State (SWP-KSL)^61-65 L 17 (Sat.) *Colorado State (SWP-KSL)^ 82-53 W 19 (Mon.)*Wyoming (SWP-KSL)^ 78-64 W GAME #25 FAST FACTS (MWC GAME #12) 24 (Sat.) *@ Air Force(SWP-KSL)^ 52-74 L 26 (Mon.) *@ New Mexico (ESPN) 63-65 L BYU COUGARS (17-7, 7-4 MWC) vs. AIR FORCE FAL C O N S (19-4, 9-1 MWC) 31 (Sat.) *@ Utah (ESPN+)^ 56-64 L MO N D A Y, FEB. 23, 2004 MA R R I O T T CENTER (22,700) FEBRUARY PROVO, UTAH 7 (Sat.) *UNLV (ESPN+)^ 64-61 W 8:37 p.m. (MST) 9 (Mon.) *San Diego State ( ESPN) 83-69 (OT) W 14 (Sat.) *@ Wyoming (ESPN+)^ 67-53 W Coaches: . .BYU, Steve Cleveland (125-85 in seventh year; same overall) 16 (Mon.)*@ Colorado State (ESPN) 79-73 W AF A, Joe Scott (48-60 in fourth year; same overall) 21 (Sat.) *New Mexico (SWP-KSL)^ 88-71 W Series: . .BYU leads, 42-9 First meeting this year: AFA had largest winning margin ever over BYU, 74-52 23 (Mon.)*Air Force (SWP-TBA)^ 8:30 p.m. TV: . .SportsWest Productions (KPNZ, Z-24, UPN in Salt Lake City; KXRM-TV in Colorado Springs) Available nationally via ESPN Full Court MARCH Air Time: 8:30 p.m. (MST) 1 (Mon.) *Utah (ESPN) 10 p.m. Play-by-Play: Dave McCann 6 (Sat.) *@ UNLV (ABC)^ 12:30 p.m. Game Analyst: Blaine Fowler 11-13 MWC Tournament @ Pepsi Center, Denver, Colo. Radio: . .KSL Newsradio 1160 AM (Cougar Sports Network) ESPN, ESPN+ Pregame Air Time: 7:30 p.m. (MST) -------------- Play-by-Play: Greg Wrubell Times are local to site and subject to change Game Analyst: Mark Durrant ESPN+Plus games broadcast in Utah on KJZZ-TV Web: . .Live stats and audio links are available at byucougars.com/basketball_m/ (select 2003-04 schedule); ^Game available via ESPN Full Court audio also available on KSL.com and via BYU Radio on the Dish Network and at byuradio.org. BYU’S PROJECTED STARTERS: POS. # NAME HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN (LAST TEAM) PPG RPG NOTE F 3 Mark Bigelow 6-7 200 Sr. Olympia, WA/Olympia HS 13 . 4 3. 8 Four-year starter scored 16 vs. UNM, 13 in second half F 41 Garner Meads 6-8 230 Fr. Salt Lake City, UT / Brighton HS 4.8 3.1 Has 12 starts, averages 7.2 ppg, 4.3 rpg in MWC games C 55 Rafael Araujo 6-11 280 Sr. Sao Paulo, Brazil /Arizona Western College 18.3 10.2 Second-year starter having All-American-caliber season G 1 Mike Hall 6-3 205 Jr. San Bernardino, CA / Dixie State College 12.7 3.6 NJCAA All-American is top scorer the last seven games (15.4) G 4 Luiz Lemes 6-3 180 Sr. Sao Paulo, Brazil / E. Okla. St. College 8. 0 3. 3 First-year starter adds team-best 4.5 assists per game BYU OFF THE BENCH: POS. # NAME HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN (LAST TEAM) PPG RPG NOTE G 0 Kevin Woodberry 6-0 170 Sr. Phoenix, AZ / Dixie State College 5. 3 1. 8 Has made five starts; dished out game-high 6 assists vs. UNM G 2 Mike Rose 6-2 180 Fr. Houston, TX/Spring Woods HS 4. 4 0. 8 Set BYU record of 8 treys vs. SUU; 3-4 treys vs. UNM F 5 Jake Shoff 6-9 265 Sr. Alpine, UT / Weber State 2.4 2.6 Res e r ve post had a season-high 9 points at CSU G 10 Terry Nashif 5-10 165 Jr.Vancouver, WA / Evergreen HS 1. 2 1. 4 7 minutes vs. UNM was first action in a month (mononucleosis) G 13 Austin Ainge 6-2 180 Fr. Gilbert, AZ / Highland HS 1.3 0.4 Missed first 9 games (injury); has appeared in 8 games G/F 15 Mike Dresser 6-5 195 Fr. Sacramento, CA / Casa Roble HS 1.0 0.2 Walk-on added to roster since USCgame; limited play F 52 Jared Jensen 6-9 250 Jr.West Haven, UT / Fremont HS 4. 1 2. 1 Injured during 3-game losing streak, BYU 5-0 since his return G 14 Ricky Bower 6-4 185 Sr. Meridian, ID / Wisconsin -- -- Out for year (injured back); was last year’s top reserve F 34 Joshua Burgess 6-8 230 So. Irvine, CA / Irvine Valley College -- -- Sitting out as transfer from Irvine Valley C 43 Derek Dawes 6-11 265 So. Salt Lake City, UT / Cottonwood HS -- -- Redshirting; returned in August from two-year mission www.byucougars.com Opponent Information 2003-04 BYU Men’s Basketball AIR FORCE ACADEMY FALCONS Air Force returns eight lettermen and three starters from last year’s 12-16 team that finished last in the BYU vs. AIR FORCE SERIES BREAKDOWN Mountain West with a 3-11 record. The Falcons are on top of the league standings this year with a 9-1 Overall Series Record: BYU leads 41-9 record and 19-4 overall mark. AFA’s lone loss came at UNLV. The Falcons are 5-0 at home and 4-1 on the BYU Record in Provo: 20-3 raod in MWC play this year after defeating second-place Utah Saturday in Salt Lake City. Prior to its loss BYU Record in Colorado Springs: 18-6 at UNLV, Air Force won a school-record 13 consecutive games, including its blowout win over BYU at the BYU Record at Neutral Sites: 3-0 Academy. Overall, the Falcons 11-0 at home this year, 7-4 away and 1-0 on a neutral floor. They will play at BYU Record under Steve Cleveland: 8-4 BYU Monday then host UNLV and San Diego State before finishing the regular season at Wyoming. Three BYU Record in Overtime Games: 2-0 (1-0 Rd, 1-0 Ntrl) players are scoring in double figures for the Falcons. Junior guard Tim Keller scores a team-high 10.9 Last Overtime Game: 1989, won at AFA, 89-88 points while sophomore forward/center Nick Welch scores 10.8 points and pulls down a team-leading 4.3 Longest BYU Win Streak: 15 (1990-96) rebounds and sophomore guard Antoine Hood adds 10.1 ppg.